Thanks Meta for encouraging us to share our ideas and projects - something
I wanted to do for my Teaching Committee election profile, but of course
space is limited! I'm a big believer in not reinventing the wheel. Yet,
so often we work in a vacuum. It's been great reading about the inspiring
work in which my MAC colleagues are involved. Here's my contribution. I'm
fortunate I have a group of like thinking colleagues (inside and outside
of my department) and we've been quite active on campus and beyond.
1. Our department capstone is Philadelphia neighborhoods where our
students cover underserved neighborhoods.
http://philadelphianeighborhoods.com/
2. I've been teaching an online race in the media course since 1997. An
outgrowth of this course has been a desire to take a group of students to
South Africa. I did it in 2013 and I'm slated to do so again this summer.
It's not just a month-long field trip but the students do stories around
a theme. This year it's South African quality of life: 20+ years after
apartheid. This year we're not only going to Jo'burg but they'll spend
two weeks in Cape Town as well. It's so interesting to see how much more
aware students are of US challenges once spending time there.
3. We have a group of faculty who meet monthly for a workshop called, "Can
We Talk?" We share strategies for teaching race or race-related courses.
Temple has a race requirement so students must take a race-related course
as part of the Gen Ed curriculum.
4. Our senate faculty of color committee works with the library to sponsor
a twice a semester, "chat." We feature research by faculty of color. In
the fall we had a spirited discussion about the Michael Brown killing with
people who had been to Ferguson and people who had studied the issues of
the area. The students want these facilitated conversations! I'm
currently planning a panel on the challenges of public school education.
And the group is working on a mayoral candidates night involving our
community neighbors.
5. In the fall I worked with a group of faculty to sponsor our inaugural
diversity symposium called, "Imagining and Re-imagining Diversity at
Temple." As you may know Temple is called "the diversity university."
That said, we wanted to know more about this. Posted below is the prezi
that gives you a better idea of the day-long event. We had 800
participants - students, faculty, staff and administrators. We have
hundreds of index cards that we are currently scanning and analyzing.
We're planning to do a follow-up in the fall.
https://prezi.com/tzwjwndlpusg/imagining-and-reimagining-diversity-temple/
I'm glad to talk with anyone in more detail about these projects. I try to
tie my activities to research but often it's viewed as service, for which
we get little credit. However, I made a decision years ago that I'm
blessed to be in a position where I have a voice and often a place at the
table, so I'm going to use it.
-kt
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Know what sparks the light in you.
Then use that light to illuminate the world.
~Oprah Winfrey~
Karen M. Turner, Associate Professor
Dir, Broadcast Journalism concentration
Dir, Academic Center on Research in Diversity (ACCORD)
Department of Journalism
School of Media and Communication
Temple University
2020 N. 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
215.204.8386 <tel:215.204.8386> (voicemail)/ 215.204.1974
<tel:215.204.1974> (fax)
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On 3/4/15 10:56 AM, "Stringer, Sharon" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>This conversation is great. Congratulations Lee on the Ted Talk.
>Lee, I like your plan for the first-year seminar. Your approach and this
>conversation have encouraged me to think more deeply about how I will
>teach the first-year seminar in the fall.
>
>
>Sharon Stringer, Ph.D.
>Professor of Communication
>Lock Haven University, 603 Robinson
>570-484-2092
>
>________________________________________
>From: FOR THE MINORITIES AND COMMUNICATION DIV. OF AEJMC
>[[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Collins, Janice Marie
>[[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 8:24 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Some random thoughts
>
>Your new adventures sound really exciting and interesting! I'm looking
>forward to your Ted talk! Congrats!
>Janice
>
>Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
>On Mar 4, 2015 7:16 AM, Lee Jolliffe <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>I am so glad for a community of people who know everyone matters. Because
>unless everyone matters, no one matters.
>
>At my own extremely homogenous, all-white school, people nod and smile
>and have the best of intentions, but . just cannot break through to
>something different. Some of that is money. Small school, low budget,
>poor support by our upper administration
>
>Meanwhile, Iıve just been handed two bright shining gems:
>
>First: I get to give a TEDx talk in early April, and Iım talking about
>self-emancipated slaves. (The bit of history people love to remember is
>the Underground Railroad. Itıs romantic, dashing, provides heroes.)
>Instead, I hope to open peopleıs eyes to self-empowerment, to the great,
>brave people who said no and fled. They hid in swamps without food for
>weeks, their hair froze, they carried their children in improvised packs.
>One brave teenager rescued his little brother from a deep swamp in
>northern OhioHe dove in not knowing that, up north, there are no
>alligators and crocs just waiting to strike. Iıll also talk about the
>ordinary people who helped themwasherwomen and train conductors and
>turnip farmers, who could lose everything they owned to government
>seizures for helping. And Iıll close by talking about the vile human
>trafficking going on now and ask, what will you do?
>
>(Ideas and suggestions welcomed. I want this to be IMPORTANT.)
>
>And second, I was asked to teach a first-year seminar. (Well, frankly, I
>was required to.) Rather than teach some same-old, same-old class Iıve
>taught before, I am going with a class on the IOWA CAUCUSES, because the
>whole damned world is about to descend on little bitty Iowa and Drake is
>at the epicenter. For this, I am trying to break through into studentıs
>notion of politicians and people who ³count² as ³old² and white. For
>speakers, we have.Addisu Demissie (friend from previous campaigning days
>and Cory Bookerıs campaign manageryay!), two young women from Drake
>journalism who ran for Iowa house and senate and WON, minority student TV
>producer at local station who covers national politics, Drake junior who
>is a director at another station..and still adding.
>
>Because. Everyone counts, or no one counts. (And weirdly, I learned that
>saying from a mystery novel.)
>
>Thank you for offering me someone to TALK WITH.
>
>
>Lee
>
>Lee Jolliffe, Ph.D.
>Associate Professor of Journalism
>108 Meredith Hall
>Drake University
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>
>On Mar 3, 2015, at 10:12 PM, LILLIE FEARS <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Hi Meta, and All,
>>
>> I think that you (Meta) bring up some very timely issues. Two weeks
>>ago, I hosted a panel discussion on my campus. It was titled "All Life
>>Matters." We set up enough chairs for 100 people, and the students
>>really showed up. That suggested to me that they want to talk and have a
>>voice. I mean I have even thought about hosting more public forums on
>>other issues, perhaps once each month. So, again, I agree that students
>>today want to talk about social justice and other issues, and could use
>>some help in organizing events that will assist them in making a
>>difference.
>>
>> Let's keep this conversation going. -- Lillie
>>
>>
>> Lillie Mae Fears, PhD
>> Professor of Multimedia Journalism
>> College of Media and Communication
>> Arkansas State University
>> POB 1930
>> State University, AR 72467
>> 870.972.3210 (office/message)
>> ________________________________________
>> From: FOR THE MINORITIES AND COMMUNICATION DIV. OF AEJMC
>>[[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Carstarphen, Meta G.
>>[[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 9:41 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Some random thoughts
>>
>> Dear MACers:
>> Hope all is well and that everyone is surviving the winter weather that
>>seems without ending.
>>
>> I have wondered for a while how we as a group might have a conversation
>>about the ways we can engage our students and the academy in social
>>justice issues. We do this, I know in our lectures, our writings, our
>>research. James has shared with us a wonderful example of he is working
>>with students. I know there are others. But we may be so isolated in
>>our work that we don't take the time to share and connect.
>>
>> I am as guilty as anyone of this. Since the tragic murder of Trayvon
>>Martin, I have seen a new determination in our students of color and
>>others to be a voice for change. On my campus I joined with other
>>colleagues to host a forum on this and again after the Michael Brown
>>incident.
>>
>> But it is one thing to be part of a national conversation and something
>>else to have it hit close to home. On February 14, 2014, a family friend
>>name Luis Rodriguez was killed in a senseless encounter with police in
>>Moore OK. I won't take up your time with details--there is plenty of
>>information out there on this case as we continue to press for justice.
>>Last month, his wife (she refuses to claim the title widow) organized a
>>rally to observe the one year anniversary of his death.
>>
>> I have intentionally been in somewhat of a hibernation. I'm thinking a
>>lot about how the work we do can connect with the communities we serve,
>>and how the academy can do better. This was a driving reason why I
>>agreed to run for office with AEJMC this year.
>>
>> But I wonder if other MACers see any value in shaping a sustained
>>conversation about social justice issues and the role of the media and
>>mass communication in ways that might impact communities? Perhaps the
>>work is already being done and we need to talk about what we are doing
>>more.
>>
>> Thanks James, Lillie, Anita, Sharon,Federico and so many more of you
>>than I can name right now for inspiring me with what you do. Let's
>>continue to encourage each other.
>>
>> Thanks for letting me intrude with these thoughts.
>> Chao,
>> Meta
>>
>> Meta G. Carstarphen, Ph.D., APR
>> Professor
>> Gaylord College of Journalism & Mass Communication
>> 2005-2012 Gaylord Endowed Professor
>> University of Oklahoma ** 395 W. Lindsey Blvd-Room 3120B
>> Norman, OK 73019--PH: (405) 325-5227 * FX: (405) 325-7565
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